Paint containers for paint applicator rollers



Oct. 16, 1962 s. J. HEGEDUS 3,053,145

PAINT qomAmERs FOR PAINT APPLICATOR ROLLERS Filed Feb. 6, 1961 2 Sheets-Shed 1 INVENTOR STEVEJ. HEGE'DUS Oct. 16, 1962 s. J. HEGEDUS 3,058,145

PAINT CONTAINERS FOR PAINT APPLICATOR ROLLERS Filed Feb. 6, 1961 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 FIG. 4

INVENTOR STEVE J. HEGEDUS AITORNEYS United States Patent 3,658,145 PAINT CONTAINERS FOR PAINT APPLNATOR ROLLERS Steve J. Hegedus, 44 E. 25th St, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Filed Feb. 6, 1961, Ser. No. 87,149 2 Claims. (Cl. 15-571) My invention relates to improvements in paint applicator rollers and the object of the invention is to provide a device comprising a trough receptacle arranged for attachment to the handle of a standard type roller, the trough completely underlying the roller to contain paint when the roller is being used in painting ceilings, and so mounted in relation to the roller that it may be manually moved towards the roller whereby paint in the trough may be applied to the roller as required.

A further object of the invention is to furnish a trough supporting clamp mounting capable of being attached to the handle of any standard type paint roller.

Another object is to provide the mounting with a resilient strip to which the trough is attached and which permits the trough to be manually pressed towards the roller for application of paint to the roller.

A still further object of the invention is to so shape the trough that it underlies the roller to catch any paint dripping from the roller when the roller is applied to the surface of a wall.

With the foregoing and other objects in view as shall appear, my invention consists of a trough receptacle for attachment to a paint applicator roller, being constructed and arranged all as hereinafter more particularly described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a paint applicator roller to which the trough device is attached.

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view of the combination shown in FIG. 1 and illustrating the application of the roller to a ceiling, the trough containing paint and positioned therebeneath.

FIG. 3 is a similar view to FIG. 2 and showing the trough being pressed upward relatively to the roller for application of paint contained therein to the roller, and

FIG. 4 is also a similar view to FIG. 2 and showing the trough underlying the roller to catch any paint drippings in painting a wall.

The type of paint roller and handle illustrated follows standard practice in comprising a roller 2 freely mounted upon one end portion of a rod, the other end portion 3 of the rod extending radially from the end of the roller to provide a handle 3 carrying a hand grip 4. In some cases the rod is formed with a right angle bend 5 intermediately of its length, and in other cases with an obtuse angle bend 6 intermediately of its length, both forms as shown in FIG. 1.

As one of the objectives of the invention is to provide a trough mounting which may be securely attached to a standard roller handle rod of either of the shapes shown, the mounting comprises a relatively resilient metal strip 7 upon one end of which the trough 8 is mounted, the other end portion of the strip carrying a plate 9 extending in parallel relation thereto and spaced therefrom a distance substantially the same as the diameter of the handle rod 3. One end of the plate 9 is formed with a lipped flange 10 which is rivetted, or otherwise secured, to the strip 7 intermediately of its length. The strip and its plate are arranged to sandwich the bent portion of the handle rod and are clamped in position thereon by bolts 12 extending through suitably positioned orifices 13 in the strip and plate.

Referring to FIG. 1 it will be seen that the strip and plate are of sufiicient width to clamp upon a sufficient length of the bent portion of the rod 3 to retain the strip and trough against lateral rocking movement about the rod, both the strip and plate being formed with transverse flutes 14 for strengthening against transverse flexure. In the case of application of the trough mounting to a handle rod having an obtuse bend as shown in full lines in FIG. 1 the bolts are inserted into the lower orifices 13, and in the case of a rod having a right angle bend, as shown in dotted lines, the bolts are inserted into the upper orifices 13.

The trough 8 is dimensioned to be somewhat longer than the length of the roller and is of substantially greater width than the diameter of the roller and of greater depth than the radius of the roller. The upper edges 15 of the ends of the trough are of concave form whereby their lower portions are positioned beneath the portion of the rod 3 forming the axle of the roller and normally spaced away therefrom, as shown in FIG. 2. The upper portion of the resilient strip 7 is bent in V-form whereby it underlies one bottom face 16 of the trough and is attached, as by rivets 17 positioned in the vicinity of its free end, to the other bottom face 18 of the trough.

Operation When a paint roller carrying my trough device is being used for the painting of a ceiling, as shown in FIG. 2, a quantity of paint 19 is poured into the trough to a depth wherein its surface is somewhat below the bottom of the roller. To apply paint to the surface of the roller it is merely necessary for the user to press the trough upwardly against the resilience of its supporting strip 7, and whereby the roller is dipped into the paint, as shown in FIG. 3. Upon release of upward pressure the resiliency of the strip restores the trough to its downward position and the user uses the roller in the usual manner to apply paint to a ceiling until the roller requires a further application of paint when the trough is again pressed upwardly.

Referring to FIG. 4 it will be seen that the trough has a very useful function when walls are being roller painted as the side lips 20 of the trough are spaced sufliciently from the axis of the roller to underlie the roller and catch and prevent paint from dropping upon the floor.

From the foregoing description it will be apparent that I have devised a very simple and practical arrangement for applying paint to a paint applicator roller, and although I have shown a particular arrangement of the invention it is to be understood that I may make any desired changes therein without departing from the spirit of my invention as set forth in the appended claims.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. In combination with a paint applicator roller and a handle upon which the roller is mounted for free rotation and extending radially from the roller, a paint storing trough containing the lower portion of the roller and resiliently mounted upon the handle to be capable of upward movement relative to the roller under manual pressure to bring paint contained Within the trough into contact with the roller and comprising a sheet formed to provide bottom and side faces of the trough, the bottom faces being inclined upwardly in V-shape formation from an apex portion located underneath and parallel to the axis of the roller, each side face being an extension of a bottom face and inclined upwardly and inwardly in the direction of the roller at opposite inclination to the bottom face from which it extends, the upper edges of the side faces being higher than the axis of the roller, trough end plates extending between the ends and bottom and side faces of the trough, the upper edges of the end plates being of concave form with their central portions normally positioned below the prolongation of the axis of the roller, a strip of resilient material supporting the trough and secured at its lower end to the handle of the roller and secured at its upper end to one of the bottom faces of the trough.

2. The combination according to claim 1, wherein the upper portion of the strip is bent in V-form to underlie both bottom faces of the trough.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Hughes Dec. 31, 1957 Heintzelman May 26, 1959 

